How do I know when a spot is available in the class?
Once you are on a waitlist, you will not be automatically registered for the class when a space is available. Prior to the beginning of the term, as soon as a seat becomes available you will receive an email notification at your pdx.edu email address. You will have exactly 24 hours from that email notification to claim your seat in the class by following the registration instructions in the email.
If you do not register within 24 hours of your notification, you will be dropped from the waitlist and your seat will be given to the next person on the waitlist. If you still wish to remain waitlisted for the course, you will need to re-add yourself to the waitlist through the myPSU Registration Hub.
If you have a registration hold on your account, you will not be able to move from waitlist to registered status. It is important that you resolve any holds with the office that placed the hold on your account. The Office of the Registrar is not able to remove or override holds to allow you to register for classes.
How do I move from the waitlist to a registered status after the term begins?
Automated waitlist notifications stop once the term begins. To move from the waitlist to a registered status, students must obtain permission from the instructor.
For in-person classes, you should attend the first class session to ask if the instructor can accommodate more students.
For Online classes, email the instructor on the first day of the term confirming that you're still interested in the course.
Instructors have several options for providing permission to you, but can not register you for the course directly.
- Electronic Override: If the instructor grants permission electronically, you will receive an email notification with instructions to finalize registration in the Registration Hub.
- Select "Register for Classes"
- Select the term from the drop-down menu and press "Continue".
- Find the waitlisted course in the "Summary" pane and choose "Registered Web" from the drop-down menu.
- Press "Submit" at the bottom of the page to complete your registration.
- Special Registration Form: If the instructor signs a form, submit it to the Registrar's Office In Fariborz Maseeh Hall (FMH) or email it to registrar@pdx.edu.
- Other written approval: If the instructor provides you with written approval to add the course, you can forward it to registrar@pdx.edu. Please include your ID number and the Course Reference Number (CRN) in your email.
The deadline to add courses is Friday of the second week of the term, but you will not have full access in Canvas until you are fully registered for the course. Please remember that having an instructor add you to the Canvas course does not mean you are automatically registered for the class.
When can I access the Canvas platform for the class?
Once the term begins, students who are still on the waitlist for a class will have view only access to the Canvas course materials for the first week of the class. In order to engage in the Canvas platform, or have activity recorded, you must become fully registered for the class (which will require instructor approval).